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My favorite drinking game works great for small groups.
It might be a bit challenging for yonnensei, so you may modify the rules.

It's essentially a game of counting. You go around the circle counting 1, 2, 3... etc.
EXCEPT
- on numbers that end in 7 (7, 17, 27, 37...) you say "bing" instead of the number and the counting order reverses. (ex: 3,4,5,6,"bing",8)
- on numbers divisible by 7 (7, 14, 21, 28) you say "bing"

If this is too easy for them (or if you just want to mess with their heads) you can add more rules:
- On numbers that end in 5 (5, 15, 25, 35) you say "buzz", the order doesn't reverse. (35 you say "bing-buzz", since both rules apply)

Of course the rules can be changed to make it easier too...

I'm not sure what numbers you're targeting but here's one that some of my students enjoy. It works great for blind students as well.

1 - 13

In a group, one student starts counting at 1. He/she can count up to three numbers. (1 or 1, 2 or 1, 2, 3). The next student follows up from whatever number the previous student left off at. Continute. The student who is forced to say 13 has to sit out.

Example
Student 1: 1
Student 2: 2, 3, 4
Student 3: 5, 6
Student 4: 7, 8, 9
Student 1: 10, 11
Student 2: 12
Student 3: 13

Student 3 must sit out. Repeat until one student is left.

Judith
CIR/PA
Gunma

I am surprised that the class size is so small. Are they special needs students?

You can think about using the quicker kid to help you do demonstrations, sometimes, rather than the JTE, though you will want to be careful that the other children don't feel left out.

You can do simple games like bingo with small groups. You could also try written "quizzes", for example if they are learning shapes, after the review of the shapes give them a paper with a number of questions. (Ex: question one has 3 pictures, A) two stars, B) 2 squares, C) a triagle.) They can practice their listening and comprehension by circling the correct shapes.

If they can read the alphabet already, then wordsearches of new words can work well.

Games such as Uno reinforce numbers and colors as long you make sure they say the English colors and numbers outloud. Memory (is what we call it in the US, they turn over one card and then another, if they match they can keep them, if not they turn them back over. Make them say the name of the thing in the picture in English, or a variation, you can say the name of a picture and when they turn of the card, if it matches what you said they can keep it, if not, they must say the picture on the card and turn it back over.)

If you have the means to get it, Guess Who is a great game to do in pairs with four young students. Also, Twister learns body parts.

Hope some of those ideas help.

-Bahia
ALT Advisor
Gunma Prefecture
sm-bahia at pref.gunma.jp